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tension
  1. 1 tension, strain, nervousness, stress
  2. 2 tensions (between countries, groups, etc.)
  3. 3 tonus, muscle tone
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#1969
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Mastered counts as known everywhere (frontier, map, extension) but never appears in the quiz again. New wipes the review history for this item.

· examples

  • I'm always under pressure.

    sense 1 · tension

  • Cold-war tension has mounted.

    sense 2 · tensions (between countries, groups, etc.)

  • He was visibly nervous.

    sense 1 · tension

  • I am nervous in a sense.

    sense 1 · tension

  • There's no need to be that tense.

    sense 1 · tension

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